Hi Mustangs!The Open Writing and Literature Club (a.k.a O.W.L Club) is holding our annual school-wide short story writing competition!
The writing competition is open to all MHHS students, so we highly encourage everyone to participate and show off their writing skills.
The winner of the competition will receive a $20 Amazon gift card!
The guidelines, deadlines, and entry information are detailed below, so keep reading if you are interested:
Guidelines and Prompt
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The story must take inspiration from a song
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Inspiration can come from the song title, lyrics, general vibe, your personal connection, etc.
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Can be a short story, collection of poetry, etc
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Length: The word limit for the short story is 5,000 words
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Each person may only enter one submission.
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Do not include your name anywhere on the document, so that we can ensure that the voting is not biased
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Do not be offensive (racism, sexism, homophobia, gore, etc.)
Entry Information
In order to enter your short story into the competition, fill out this Google Form.
Deadlines
The short story writing competition will end on April 16th, 2023!
All submissions are due on Sunday April 16th at 11:59 PM, with no exceptions.
Late submissions will not be considered for choosing the winner of the competition, so please make sure to get your short story in by that date!
The winner of the competition will be chosen by the beginning of May and notified through the contact information provided.
The prize will be sent to the winner virtually.
Be creative and have fun! We look forward to seeing everyone's short stories!
Judging
The O.W.L Club officers will be independently scoring the short stories on a rubric scale. The rubric is attached to this email. None of the officers will submit a story in order to keep the voting as unbiased as possible. The stories will be scored 1-30 by two randomly selected officers and the sum of both scores will be the score for the story. If there is a tie we will meet to re-evaluate the tied stories.
If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected].
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Happy writing,
O.W.L Club Officers